What martial art should i do?

Question

i recently decided that i wanted to take up a form of martial arts. i know its a good idea to pick a form of martial art by what kind of body type you have. well I'm about 6' with long arms and long legs and I'm wanting to take a form of martial arts that has good strikes but is still very agile. i don't want a kind that is all about submission, but one that uses punches and kicks equally if not more kicks to defend yourself and take down an opponent. also it would be great if it was physically and mentally demanding.

if you have any questions about the details of this question just ask, ill answer asap.

thank you for the answers

Answer 1

Muay Thai. It's like boxing except you use your elbows and knees and your other joints. Wing Chun is also really good. More punches than kicks. And a lot more parrying and countering. Karate is also good, but I think that Muay Thai and Wing Chun are better.

Wing Chun is deflecting your opponent's hit back to them, so you won't get hurt. So I guess it's more self-defense.

Muay Thai is like the offensive side. If you want to beat somebody up, go to this form.

Answer 2

sambo which is a very good russian martial art also taijutsu  

Answer 3

k*k sool won it is very effective martial art as it concentrates in a large variety of areas it involves alot of punching and kicking but slightly more kicking i strongly advise you take up this martial art as it has helped me many times in the past.

Answer 4

muyi thi

Answer 5

well if you like just plain punching and kicking you should go for kickboxing but if you like using more of ur body like your elbows and knees go for muay thai. these too martial arts would be good for your kind of body if you dont like submissions

Answer 6

kung fu

but you need to find the right teacher, and a school atmosphere that suits your style of learning.

most places will give you a class or a few classes free, so i would suggest doing that to all your local clubs, and see what you like the best, and what would teach you the best information.

Answer 7

By actually paying attention to what you wrote, I will list a few that may be of some interest to you.

Tang soo do

Kyokushin Karate

Moo duk kwan - tae kwon do

Shorin ryu kenpo

Goju ryu karate

Won hop kuen do

Northern style kung fu

Answer 8

Krav Maga is the official system of self defense employed by the Israeli Defens Forces, Israeli Anti-terrorist Units, and various branches of the Israeli Security Forces. It is also the preferred system for U.S. Military and Law Enforcement personnel.

Krav Maga emerged in an environment where extreme violence was common. It has had ample opportunity to be tested and improved under real life conditions, proving itself to be an ideal and realistic means of defending oneself in the face of life threatening danger. No defense tactics program in the world is more battle tested than Krav Maga.

Krav Maga is not a traditional martial art. No katas. No rituals. No nonsense. Based on simple principles and instinctive movements, this reality-based system is designed to teach real self defense in the shortest possible time. Learn to defend against common chokes, grabs, and bearhugs, as well as weapons such as guns, knives, and sticks. Just as important, we teach people to function during the stress and shock of a sudden, violent encounter. Tested on the battlefield and in the streets, Krav Maga's practical approach to self defense will make you safer and more secure.

Answer 9

Check out a few schools and go with the best instructor.  Don't worry about styles at this point.  There is plenty of time to learn styles later.  Get a good instructor to teach you some basics for a few years first.

Answer 10

Scott D gave you avery good answer as did Ray H. I am not going o repeat what they said, instead i am going to give you some steps to use to find a good school.

1) Do a search on here about finding a good school. there are many excellent answers about what to look for and what to avoid.

2) Locate all of the schools in your area, and research what the style's they teach include. You can eliminate a lot of possibilities just by doing this. Say you want weapons for sure, there is no sense even looking at a style or school that doesn't train them. Make sure it is an actual style, not just generic karate or kung fu etc.

3) Go to each of the schools that you decide to check out and watch at least 2 classes. Compare them to the list you got from the search.

4) Choose the style that most interests you that has the best instruction and training that you can afford.

Any legitimate style will give you what you want, it's all in how you are taught and how you train. Most styles have the same things, just different variations.

If you can't do the above steps, chances are you will not stick with it very long anyway

Answer 11

Your body type isn't vital on picking a martial art to take up, any martial art can be adapted to any body type. So, I wouldn't let that be a major deciding factor if I were you.

In all honesty we could all name off 50 different styles or arts for you and we could have every confidence in our suggestions, but you are the one who is going to have to pay for and go to the classes. If I were in your position I would break out the phone book or go to yellow pages on line and punch in your city/ zip code and see what you have available in your area. Then I would check out some of the schools websites and see what they offered and try to see what I could find out about instructors at the schools you think you might like. I would then start going through and visiting some of the schools to see how they train, how often, how long the classes are, what the instructors are like and how they interact with the students. I'd be honest with the instructors and tell them I was checking a few schools out to get a feel for them to see where I thought I could fit in. Most schools are very cool with this and offer at least a few classes for free to let you do that very thing.

Bottom line you could have the greatest martial arts school in the world 1 block from your house and everyone on here could recommend it to you, but if you don't fit either with the instructors, students or the way they train it won't help you any at all because you won't stay.

Best of luck!!